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ASSESSMENT, SUPERVISION & SUPPORT IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Assessment, Supervision & Support in Clinical Practice
A Guide for Nurses, Midwives & Other Health Professionals
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Second Edition

By
Ci Ci Stuart, BAppSci, MEd, RN, RM, MTD, Nursing/Midwifery Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK

Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a practice-centred book based on solid theory and evidence for the clinical learning and assessment strategies it provides. Critical discussions focus on how supervision, upport and valid assessment nurture the development and achievemeny of competence. The new edition contains up-to-date references to educational theory and recent work on the support of learning and assessment of clinical practice. It places greater emphasis on assessment to achieve 'fitness to practice', how to avoid 'failure to fail', and how to work and learn as a member of the multi-professional team.

Contents
The purposes and nature of clinical assessment. Responsibility and accountability in clinical assessment. What do we assess? How do we assess? Conducting fair assessments. Assessment as process to support learning. Monitoring progress, making assessment decisions and giving feedback. The clinical environment as a setting for learning and professional development. Learning through clinical practice: unearthing meaning from experience. Appendices.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 376 pages, publication date: NOV-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10267-7
ISBN-10: 0-443-10267-8
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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